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June 14, 2025
Retirement from Firm Must Be Publicly Notified to Escape Liability Under Section 138 NI Act:
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“Simply drafting a retirement deed is not enough — statutory mandates of the Partnership Act must be fulfilled to absolve liability under the NI Act” —

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June 14, 2025
Just Because Money Changed Hands, It Cannot Be Presumed a Bribe: Supreme Court Refuses to
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“Demand Not Proved—Recovery Alone Is Not Enough”, In a significant ruling on the evidentiary thresholds in corruption prosecutions, the Supreme Court of India dismissed an appeal

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June 14, 2025
Relatedness Alone Is No Ground to Discard Trustworthy Testimony: Allahabad High Court Affirms Conviction for
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“Testimony of Deceased’s Son Supported by Medical and Circumstantial Evidence—Independent Witness Not Seeing Assault Not Fatal to Prosecution Case”, In a significant judgment the Allahabad

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June 14, 2025
Preponderance, Not Perfection, Proves Heirship —Calcutta High Court Upholds Legitimacy of Children from Second Marriage
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“In rural contexts, naming discrepancies do not undo inheritance rights—evidence must be read with realism, not rigidity”, In a legally rich and socially resonant judgment Calcutta

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June 14, 2025
High Speed Alone Does Not Prove Rashness or Negligence: Delhi High Court Acquits Man Convicted
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Even assuming that the petitioner was driving at a ‘high speed’, the same is not sufficient to conclude that he was, in fact, driving the Car

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June 14, 2025
Mere Recovery Is Not Enough—Demand Must Be Proved: Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal in Bribery
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“When the Complainant Admits There Was No Demand, Recovery Alone Cannot Sustain Conviction”— Gujarat High Court dismissed the State’s appeal against the acquittal of a public

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June 14, 2025
Distress After Quarrel Enough to Proceed to Trial : Himachal Pradesh High Court Refuses to
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“Statement of the deceased indicating mental trauma and suicidal intent following altercation—sufficient to allow trial to proceed,” held the Himachal Pradesh High Court, as it declined

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June 14, 2025
Appointment by Transfer to Substantive Posts Valid When Provided by Special Rules:  Kerala High Court
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“Errors Must Be Self-Evident, Not Debatable” – Kerala High Court, in a detailed and reasoned judgment, dismissed two review petitions filed by Angel Mary J.N. and

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June 14, 2025
"Mere Suspicion Isn’t Enough": High Court Upholds Acquittal in Society Fund Embezzlement Case
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Appeal against the acquittal of a former secretary of Qutab Plaza Condominium Association on charges of fund embezzlement and document forgery rejected by the Punjab and

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June 13, 2025
Drug Inspectors Cannot Ban What the Law Permits Without Central Notification – Supreme Court Restores
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“To allow local officials to impose prohibitions absent a Section 26A notification would dismantle the very design of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act” – In a

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June 13, 2025
Foreigners Act | Once Sentence Is Over, Prison Stay Becomes Illegal: Supreme Court Orders Bail
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“You Can’t Keep Them in Jail Just Because You Have No Detention Centre”, In a powerful assertion of constitutional liberty and judicial restraint, the Supreme

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June 13, 2025
Life and Liberty Paramount,” Says Punjab and Haryana High Court in Protection Order for Live-in
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High Court Directs SSP Fazilka to Ensure Safety of Petitioners in Live-in Relationship Chandigarh, 20th June 2024: In a landmark judgment, the High Court of Punjab

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June 13, 2025
Quashing of FIR Invokes Criminal Jurisdiction, Bars Intra-Court Appeal Under Article 226: Karnataka HC Rejects
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“It Is the Nature of Jurisdiction, Not the Label of Petition, That Determines Appealability”: Karnataka High Court comprising Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice T.M. Nadaf delivered

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June 13, 2025
Petitioner Was Bound to Protect the Victim—Instead, He Violated Her: Himachal Pradesh High Court Denies
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“Prima facie, her version has to be accepted as correct... The petitioner has violated the trust reposed by society upon parents to protect their children” – Himachal

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June 13, 2025
"Look-Out Circular Cannot Become a Tool to Permanently Restrain Liberty" – Gujarat High Court Allows
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"Court Must Balance Flight Risk With Fundamental Right to Travel" – Gujarat High Court in a significant ruling permitted Sunil Surendrakumar Kakkad, promoter of a defaulting

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June 13, 2025
Liberty of an Undertrial Cannot Be Sacrificed to the Rigours of Section 37 NDPS Act:
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  • HIGH COURTS

“Constitutional Courts Cannot Remain Silent Spectators to Indefinite Incarceration”: Delhi High Court, in Solomon Ogbe v. Narcotics Control Bureau, allowed a regular bail application under the

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June 13, 2025
Solatium Is Statutorily Due, But Arbitration Court Cannot Modify Award to Grant It  – Bombay
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“Right Exists, Remedy Does Not Lie Here” – Landowners Entitled to Solatium, But Arbitration Appeal Dismissed Due to Jurisdictional Bar, in a significant pronouncement dealing with the

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June 13, 2025
Eligibility Must Precede Challenge: Mere Prospective Interest Cannot Sustain Suit Against Auction Terms — Calcutta
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“Anchor Bidder Selection Need Not Be Disclosed; Swiss Challenge Is a Lawful and Transparent Method” — Interim Injunction Set Aside as Challenge Found Premature and Lacking

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June 13, 2025
Purchaser with Knowledge of Pending Partition Suit Cannot Claim Protection as Bona Fide Purchaser –
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Preliminary Decree in Partition Suit Can Be Modified Due to Subsequent Events Without Necessity of Fresh Suit or Appeal” – Allahabad High Court, exercising civil supervisory

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June 12, 2025
Illegal Immigrants Can’t Be Held in Prisons After Sentence Ends: Supreme Court Rebukes West Bengal,
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“Once sentence is served, even an illegal immigrant can’t be kept in prison — only in detention centres”, In a pivotal order passed by Supreme

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June 14, 2025
Retirement from Firm Must Be Publicly Notified to Escape Liability Under Section 138 NI Act:
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

“Simply drafting a retirement deed is not enough — statutory mandates of the Partnership Act must be fulfilled to absolve liability under the NI Act” —

read more
June 14, 2025
Just Because Money Changed Hands, It Cannot Be Presumed a Bribe: Supreme Court Refuses to
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

“Demand Not Proved—Recovery Alone Is Not Enough”, In a significant ruling on the evidentiary thresholds in corruption prosecutions, the Supreme Court of India dismissed an appeal

read more
June 13, 2025
Drug Inspectors Cannot Ban What the Law Permits Without Central Notification – Supreme Court Restores
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

“To allow local officials to impose prohibitions absent a Section 26A notification would dismantle the very design of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act” – In a

read more
June 13, 2025
Foreigners Act | Once Sentence Is Over, Prison Stay Becomes Illegal: Supreme Court Orders Bail
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

“You Can’t Keep Them in Jail Just Because You Have No Detention Centre”, In a powerful assertion of constitutional liberty and judicial restraint, the Supreme

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June 12, 2025
Illegal Immigrants Can’t Be Held in Prisons After Sentence Ends: Supreme Court Rebukes West Bengal,
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“Once sentence is served, even an illegal immigrant can’t be kept in prison — only in detention centres”, In a pivotal order passed by Supreme

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June 12, 2025
Continuation of Criminal Proceedings Will Be an Abuse of Process: Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against
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We find that the allegations have been categorically denied by the very person alleged to have been impersonated... Continuation of proceedings against the appellant will be

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June 11, 2025
No Court Can Order Narco-Test Without Consent; Right Against Self-Incrimination Is Non-Negotiable: Supreme Court Quashes
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"Involuntary Narco-Analysis Violates Articles 20(3) & 21; Cannot Be Used Even During Bail Hearing" - Supreme Court of India, in a constitutionally significant decision, set aside

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June 11, 2025
Petitioner Raises Alarm on Deepfakes, Seeks Judicially-Mandated AI Regulations; Supreme Court Says 'Matter Already Pending
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“Framing of AI Rules Under IT Act, Deepfake Monitoring During Elections, and National AI Oversight Body Urged in PIL Dismissed for Parallel Jurisdiction”, - Supreme Court of

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June 11, 2025
Competition Law Targets Anti-Competitive Harm, Not Commercial Success: Supreme Court Clears Schott India of Abuse
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“Heavy-handed enforcement, divorced from market effects, would discourage the long-term capital and expertise the economy urgently needs.” - Supreme Court of India clarifying the bounds of

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June 10, 2025
750 ml of Rum, Four Years of Litigation, and a Car Lost: Supreme Court Raps
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“We Find That the Respondent-State Was Not Right in Selling the Car” – SC Orders Bihar to Compensate Innocent Owner for Wrongful Confiscation. In a striking

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June 10, 2025
Cheque Bounce Victims Have Unfettered Right To Appeal Acquittals – No Special Leave Needed :
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The complainant under Section 138 is clearly the aggrieved party who has suffered economic loss... he qualifies as a ‘victim’ and is entitled to invoke

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June 09, 2025
No Bail Violation Alleged, Yet Detained as Goonda: Supreme Court Criticizes Kerala’s Arbitrary Use of
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“You Can’t Detain Just Because There Are FIRs” —Supreme Court of India delivered a powerful rebuke to the misuse of preventive detention powers, holding that the

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June 09, 2025
Protection Of Environment, Forests And Ecological Balance Is Part Of Right To Life Under Article
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“Ecological preservation is not a matter of political discretion; it is a constitutional mandate” —Supreme Court of India delivered a landmark ruling in In Re: Zudpi

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June 09, 2025
Defaulting Allottee Cannot Dictate Terms, Especially When Public Land Is at Stake: Supreme Court Upholds
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“When a substantial tract of industrial land is allocated without a competitive process, it raises critical questions about adherence to public trust and transparency”, In a significant

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June 09, 2025
Public Trust Doctrine Must Bend to Sustainable Realities: Supreme Court Upholds Park over Lake Restoration
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There cannot be a simplistic binary between a park or a pond—each serves ecological and social functions based on evolving usage and ground realities”, Supreme Court of

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June 07, 2025
Life Sentence Can’t Be Default Option Without Reasoning: Supreme Court Reduces POCSO Convicts’ Term to
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“Youth and Lack of Mitigating Analysis Cannot Be Ignored”: Supreme Court of India, in a judgment delivered by a Division Bench comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and

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June 07, 2025
No Impediment in Permitting Increase in Retirement Age of Judicial Officers: Supreme Court Clears Way
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"If the Rules Permit and the High Court Decides, Raising Judicial Officers' Retirement Age to 61 Is Permissible": Supreme Court of India delivered a significant order

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June 07, 2025
Only IFS Officers Can Appraise IFS Officers: Supreme Court Quashes Madhya Pradesh Govt Order Allowing
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“Violation of Binding Precedents Is Contemptuous in Nature”: Apex Court Warns Madhya Pradesh Govt for Defying Earlier Rulings on Service Appraisals. Supreme Court of India, through

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June 07, 2025
Casual Reasoning Cannot Justify Liberty in Heinous Crime : Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Accused
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

“Bail Granted Without Reasons Cannot Stand”: In a sharply worded judgment Supreme Court of India set aside a bail order passed by the Punjab & Haryana

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June 06, 2025
Section 468 CrPC |  You Can’t Keep the Sword and Drop the Blade: Supreme Court
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“Once Cognizance is Taken Only for a Minor Offence, the Clock of Limitation Cannot Be Turned Back”— In a notable ruling dealing with the interpretation of

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June 14, 2025
Relatedness Alone Is No Ground to Discard Trustworthy Testimony: Allahabad High Court Affirms Conviction for
  • HIGH COURTS

“Testimony of Deceased’s Son Supported by Medical and Circumstantial Evidence—Independent Witness Not Seeing Assault Not Fatal to Prosecution Case”, In a significant judgment the Allahabad

read more
June 14, 2025
Preponderance, Not Perfection, Proves Heirship —Calcutta High Court Upholds Legitimacy of Children from Second Marriage
  • HIGH COURTS

“In rural contexts, naming discrepancies do not undo inheritance rights—evidence must be read with realism, not rigidity”, In a legally rich and socially resonant judgment Calcutta

read more
June 14, 2025
High Speed Alone Does Not Prove Rashness or Negligence: Delhi High Court Acquits Man Convicted
  • HIGH COURTS

Even assuming that the petitioner was driving at a ‘high speed’, the same is not sufficient to conclude that he was, in fact, driving the Car

read more
June 14, 2025
Mere Recovery Is Not Enough—Demand Must Be Proved: Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal in Bribery
  • HIGH COURTS

“When the Complainant Admits There Was No Demand, Recovery Alone Cannot Sustain Conviction”— Gujarat High Court dismissed the State’s appeal against the acquittal of a public

read more
June 14, 2025
Distress After Quarrel Enough to Proceed to Trial : Himachal Pradesh High Court Refuses to
  • HIGH COURTS

“Statement of the deceased indicating mental trauma and suicidal intent following altercation—sufficient to allow trial to proceed,” held the Himachal Pradesh High Court, as it declined

read more
June 14, 2025
Appointment by Transfer to Substantive Posts Valid When Provided by Special Rules:  Kerala High Court
  • HIGH COURTS

“Errors Must Be Self-Evident, Not Debatable” – Kerala High Court, in a detailed and reasoned judgment, dismissed two review petitions filed by Angel Mary J.N. and

read more
June 14, 2025
"Mere Suspicion Isn’t Enough": High Court Upholds Acquittal in Society Fund Embezzlement Case
  • HIGH COURTS

Appeal against the acquittal of a former secretary of Qutab Plaza Condominium Association on charges of fund embezzlement and document forgery rejected by the Punjab and

read more
June 13, 2025
Life and Liberty Paramount,” Says Punjab and Haryana High Court in Protection Order for Live-in
  • HIGH COURTS

High Court Directs SSP Fazilka to Ensure Safety of Petitioners in Live-in Relationship Chandigarh, 20th June 2024: In a landmark judgment, the High Court of Punjab

read more
June 13, 2025
Quashing of FIR Invokes Criminal Jurisdiction, Bars Intra-Court Appeal Under Article 226: Karnataka HC Rejects
  • HIGH COURTS

“It Is the Nature of Jurisdiction, Not the Label of Petition, That Determines Appealability”: Karnataka High Court comprising Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice T.M. Nadaf delivered

read more
June 13, 2025
Petitioner Was Bound to Protect the Victim—Instead, He Violated Her: Himachal Pradesh High Court Denies
  • HIGH COURTS

“Prima facie, her version has to be accepted as correct... The petitioner has violated the trust reposed by society upon parents to protect their children” – Himachal

read more
June 13, 2025
"Look-Out Circular Cannot Become a Tool to Permanently Restrain Liberty" – Gujarat High Court Allows
  • HIGH COURTS

"Court Must Balance Flight Risk With Fundamental Right to Travel" – Gujarat High Court in a significant ruling permitted Sunil Surendrakumar Kakkad, promoter of a defaulting

read more
June 13, 2025
Liberty of an Undertrial Cannot Be Sacrificed to the Rigours of Section 37 NDPS Act:
  • HIGH COURTS

“Constitutional Courts Cannot Remain Silent Spectators to Indefinite Incarceration”: Delhi High Court, in Solomon Ogbe v. Narcotics Control Bureau, allowed a regular bail application under the

read more
June 13, 2025
Solatium Is Statutorily Due, But Arbitration Court Cannot Modify Award to Grant It  – Bombay
  • HIGH COURTS

“Right Exists, Remedy Does Not Lie Here” – Landowners Entitled to Solatium, But Arbitration Appeal Dismissed Due to Jurisdictional Bar, in a significant pronouncement dealing with the

read more
June 13, 2025
Eligibility Must Precede Challenge: Mere Prospective Interest Cannot Sustain Suit Against Auction Terms — Calcutta
  • HIGH COURTS

“Anchor Bidder Selection Need Not Be Disclosed; Swiss Challenge Is a Lawful and Transparent Method” — Interim Injunction Set Aside as Challenge Found Premature and Lacking

read more
June 13, 2025
Purchaser with Knowledge of Pending Partition Suit Cannot Claim Protection as Bona Fide Purchaser –
  • HIGH COURTS

Preliminary Decree in Partition Suit Can Be Modified Due to Subsequent Events Without Necessity of Fresh Suit or Appeal” – Allahabad High Court, exercising civil supervisory

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June 12, 2025
Government Cannot Resile from Its Promise After Issuing Offer of Appointment – Allahabad High Court
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“When Appointment Is Approved by Highest Executive Body, It Cannot Be Cancelled Later Citing Internal Lapses” – Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), in a landmark service

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June 12, 2025
Civil Suit Filed During Moratorium Period Under IBC Is Non Est in Law  – Bombay
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“IBC Overrides CPC: Suit Barred by Moratorium Cannot Be Resurrected Post-Facto” – Bombay High Court, in a notable judgment under civil revisional jurisdiction, held that a civil

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June 12, 2025
138 N.I. Act | Director Cannot Be Held Liable for Cheque Issued After Liquidation Without
  • HIGH COURTS

“No Vicarious Liability Without Active Role: Acquittal in Cheque Dishonour Case Upheld as Statutory Preconditions Not Fulfilled” —  Calcutta High Court dismissed an appeal against the

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June 12, 2025
Law Presumes Joint Possession in Partition Suits Among Co-owners Unless Ouster Is Specifically Pleaded: Delhi
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“Plaintiff in Constructive Possession Need Not Pay Ad Valorem Court Fee in Partition Suit” –  Delhi High Court delivered a significant ruling clarifying the legal framework surrounding

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June 12, 2025
Prosecution Must Prove It Was Liquor, Not Just a Bottle: Gujarat High Court Uphold Acquittal
  • HIGH COURTS

“In Absence of FSL Report and Compliance With NDPS Procedure, Acquittal Must Stand”— In a significant reaffirmation of procedural safeguards in criminal law, the Gujarat High Court,

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May 01, 2025
Reportable Judgments VS Non Reportable Judgments in India A Detailed Exploration

In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.

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April 17, 2025
Bail Reimagined: How BNSS 2023 Reshapes the Legal Landscape from CrPC 1973

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) has officially replaced the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC), marking a significant transformation in India’s procedural criminal law. Among the

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April 08, 2025
Right to Information Act, 2005: A Journey from Enactment to Empowerment

The Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) has its roots in the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of

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April 06, 2025
In-Depth Analysis of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 (India) – Chapters, Provisions, Amendments & Case

The Specific Relief Act, 1963 is a key legislation in Indian civil law that provides remedies for the violation of civil and contractual rights. Enacted to replace the

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April 03, 2025
Criminal Revision in India: Unlocking the Revisional Powers under CrPC with Case Law Insights

Criminal Revision is a supervisory remedy provided under the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) that enables higher courts to scrutinize the correctness, legality, or propriety of inferior

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April 03, 2025
Legal Drafting in Civil Procedure: CPC Rules and Expert Insights

Legal drafting is the art of preparing formal legal documents in precise language. In civil litigation, pleadings (such as plaints and written statements) form the foundation of the

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